Cigarette-case.



l. POSTOLOWSKI.

CIGARETTE CASE.

APPLICATioN FILED ri. 12.1911.

Pamnwd Jan. 8,1918.

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1 Cases, of which Vthe following is GIGARETTE-CASE.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8. 1918.

Application tiled February 12. 1917. Serial No. 148,14?.

To all inkom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Pos'rowwsm, n subject oi' the Czar, of Russia, residing at New York, in the countyof New York and .State of New York, have il'ivented certain new and useful Improverm-nits` in Cigarette a specification.

, 'This invention relates to cigarette boxes or cases and has special reference to a conr bined match and cigarette box.

One important object of the invention is to providean improved and simplified gen4 eral construction of devices of this character.

A second important object oi the inven tion is to Vprovide a compartment match and cigarette box having' a sliding; dran-c1l extending out through one side thereof" and a hinged top, the top being provided with a depending flange and the drawer with an end forming a flange about the drawer, the drawerend resting against the front of the box when the drawer is closed and the dependingange being cutaway or notched to engage about the drawer end so that the l drawer end will not be caught in the clothing when placing a box in the pocket or the like while atthe same time there will no bulge on the front side of the box.

With the above and other objects in view7 'as will be hereinafter apparent the invention consists in general of certain novel details of Construction and combination ot parts hereinater fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically i claimed;

In the accompanying drawing, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views5 and :n

Figure 1 1s perspective view of one term of the box 1n its openpositlon,

Fi. 2'is a, similar view Vof such a form close Fig. 3-is a perspective view of a portion of the bottom of the box showing the means for holding an abrasive strip. 4

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through having a peripheral Harige 15, the flange at the back ofthe top being hinged by a strip length is greater than the distance ,between the lianges 11 measured interiorly of said flanges or sides. This strip is rectangular-ly bent cci'ltrally so that there are 'formed bot*- tom portions 17, spaced ulilstal'iding' portions 18 and a top coin'iectii'lg portion. i9 which is spaced .from the bottom 1U the box or bodyA proper. llioreover it inw-terred that these upstanding po 1S be ot the same width as the walls 1i, 1i. and 15 so that by this' means there is iornwd a central match receii-'ing compartment M and leteral cigarette receivin, compari s L. htloreoi'er, it will he notedthutbv 1 on of lheheight of the 1portions 1S the cigare-tte coinliartments are completely closed from each other when the top is closed..

As shown in Figs. 1, to 5 thefront Wali l2 is provided with an opening 2O wherein ,is slidably mounted a. drawer 21. This drawer 21 has a front 22 which extends prefm crably about the body of the drawer so that when the drawer is closed the front forms a flange which butts against 'the front wali 12. Similarly the front portion of the Hanse 15 of the to .i is cutanea*T in this forniv as indicated. at 23 and this cutaway portion is of such size to neatly iit about the end as shown in Fig. 2. lhirthermores it is preferable that this end 22 'and the flange 15 be of the same thickness so that when the box is closed as. in Fig. 2 the front is substantially a flush surface. This drawer 21 is provided with a pull'tab 29.

Adjacent one side .of the box the bottom is provided with a recess, 30 and at the end this recess extends beneath overhanging porey tions 31 of the bottom so'that an abrasive strip 32 may be-inserted'in the recess and have its ends tucked beneath the overhanging portions 31 to hold it in position.l Novi,` in this position it would be difficult to remove the abrasive strip for replacement after it is Worn out but in order to facilitate this remoral a slot 33 is formed which extends from the recess outward to the adjacent side of the box so that a. knie-h1ede or toothpick may be slipped into this slot 33 beneath the' strip 32 thus enabling the 'strip to be ioo . I' raised out of the recess and its ends Withdrawn from beneath the overhamging portions 31 so that a new strip may' be placed in position.

In use it will be obvious that the cornpartments C are intended to contain the cigarettes While the compartment M (fontuins the matches and, by i'easion of the fnot that4 these oon'nnlrtn'ients have independent closures, the cigarette compartments may be opened and a cigarette i-vitbdrnwn. This closure can then be eiorfsed to keep the maining cigarettes in the box and the nniteh compartment opened for the withdrawal of a match.

There has thus been provided :i simple and eiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose Specified.

It isjobvious that many minor changes may be made in. the forni and consti-notion of the invention without depzfirtingr from the material principles thereof. It is not there fore desired to confine the invention to he exact form herein shown, and described but it is wished to include all such as property come Within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new im* 1n :l box of the class described, u rectangular body portion divided into n central comlinut-nientA und n plurality of Interni compartments, sind central compartment ex tending 'from front to back of the box, the viront wall of the box having nn opening therein eonnnnnicating with the central emnpin'tinent, a. drawer slidable into 21nd out of the central compartment through Suid opening, :in end on seid drawer of greater din'iensions 'than the cross section of the drawer and arranged to form :L peripheral Harige, said .Hnge normeily lying against the outer surface of the :front Wzillof the box, :ind n top hinged to the back wall of 'the box and provided with a depending Hang@ embracing the walls ofthe box body, the front portion of the top flange being eutewey to fit around the drawer end.

En testimony whereof l ufiix signature,

Jl-IN POSTL iJVVSKI. In the presence of MARY K. FLAI-www, MAX Lui-men 

